11/9 UPDATE
We just launched with 2 new providers- gWallet and Supersonic Ads. Now, you'll have the option to browse through offers from 4 providers in total. Let us know what you think!
Are you still seeing any inappropriate offers? Report them here and we'll do our best to get them removed.
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Hi everyone,
We're committed to improving the experience around sponsored offers on Gaia. To this end, we've removed all offers that we deemed questionable for our community and would like your help to keep the quality of offers high.
Please let us know if you've seen a sponsored offer on Gaia that you feel is inappropriate for our community. Please be specific about the offer - quoting the offer headline would be most helpful - and let us know why you think it is inappropriate (e.g., the topic is unsuitable, the offer contained misleading information, etc.). Thank you!
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Update:
Thanks for your feedback! I've read the thread and want to point out that Gaia has asked that all offers that require ANY download and installation of software be removed from our site. So, if you find yourself doing an offer that requires a download, please don't do it. Instead, please report it here so I can get the offer removed from our site.
I'm currently investigating Free Hilarious Jokes - thanks for the heads up. I've signed up for the offer - still don't see any email from them. If this doesn't match my expectations, it's going off the site as well.
Regarding mobile offers - some of you asked about those - we've removed ALL mobile offers with recurring billing charges as we felt this to be somewhat misleading (the recurring part was sometimes hidden from the user).
Please keep your feedback coming!
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Quick update and correction on the above:
We're trying out a few new offers:
1) Yahoo Toolbar download
2) Real Networks download
3) RewardTV survey
4) Quiz Jungle Avatar survey
Exceptions to the 'no downloads' statement made above: We made that decision because of complaints of hidden downloads of spyware and malware from disreputable providers which give users a poor experience. Since then, we've learned that there are sponsored offers from legitimate brand-name providers (such as Yahoo and Real Networks) which are very popular among users of sites such as Gaia. We're trying these offers out on the premise that they should provide a good experience- so let us know what you think. Do you agree/disagree?